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Viruses in cereals and oilseed rape

resource AHDB Cereals & Oilseeds Information focusing on the options available to farmers to help manage Barley yellow dwarf virus (BYDV) and Turnip yellows virus (TuYV).

Weeds, Pests & diseases, Cereals, oil seeds & pulses, People & skills, Biodiversity
Know your Soils #10: Soil Test Calendar

resource Soilmentor app Which soil tests to do, when to do them, which fields and where on the fields to test to get a representative sample.

Integrated farming, Conservation agriculture, Organic farming, Biodynamic farming, Permaculture, Type, texture & structure, Compaction & cultivation, Drainage, Rotations, Organic matter, Soil biology, Grasslands & forage crops, Roots & horticulture, Crop nutrition & fertility building
Know your Soils #9: The plate meter

resource Soilmentor app Alex Heffron uses a plate meter to monitor the volume of forage available in fields across his farm allowing him to improve grass growth and...

Integrated farming, Conservation agriculture, Organic farming, Biodynamic farming, Permaculture, Type, texture & structure, Compaction & cultivation, Rotations, Organic matter, Soil biology, Grasslands & forage crops, Crop nutrition & fertility building
Know your soils #8: 3 key soil tests to understand your soil health

resource Soilmentor app Spring and autumn are the best times to do soil tests. Try the three most important and easy soil tests you can do yourself on...

Integrated farming, Conservation agriculture, Organic farming, Biodynamic farming, Permaculture, Type, texture & structure, Compaction & cultivation, Drainage, Rotations, Soil biology, Crop nutrition & fertility building
Know your Soils #7: The Respiration Test

resource Soilmentor app (Based on an AHDB GREATsoils video created by Soil Association & Earthcare Technical) Use this soil test to learn how active microbes are in your soil. Monitoring respiration rates indicates the soil’s ability to support living roots and...

Organic matter, Soil biology, Crop nutrition & fertility building, People & skills, Climate
Know your Soils #5: How well can your soil hold onto nutrients?

resource Soilmentor (featuring video by Catchment Sensitive Farming & Innovation for Agriculture) Find out how good your soil is at preventing precious nutrients from washing away with the rain and what you can do to reduce nutrient...

Type, texture & structure, Compaction & cultivation, Drainage, Organic matter, Crop nutrition & fertility building
Integrated slug control

resource Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board (AHDB) Know your enemy - an integrated approach to slug control is more effective than using chemical slug pellets alone

Integrated farming, Compaction & cultivation, Pests & diseases, Cereals, oil seeds & pulses, Roots & horticulture, Biodiversity, People & skills
Digging the Dirt on Curlew Call Farm

resource Soil Association Invest in your soil & reap the returns; an arable farmer’s endeavours in improving soil health through using green manures & grass leys.

Type, texture & structure, Compaction & cultivation, Rotations, Organic matter, Soil biology, Cereals, oil seeds & pulses, Grasslands & forage crops, Crop nutrition & fertility building
Digging the Dirt on Honeydale Farm

resource Soil Association Insights into Ian Wilkinson's quest to create a system of mixed farming with diverse cropping and livestock, reducing external inputs and adding value to commodity...

Compaction & cultivation, Rotations, Organic matter, Cereals, oil seeds & pulses, Grasslands & forage crops, Crop nutrition & fertility building, Weeds
Biodynamic preparations

resource Biodynamic Association Biodynamic Association guidelines that describe the use of compost and spray preparations that help form the basis of biodynamic practice.

Crop nutrition & fertility building, People & skills
Digestate and compost in agriculture

resource WRAP Anaerobic digestate and compost as sources of plant nutrients and organic matter; research findings and guidance on practical application.

Crop nutrition & fertility building, Natural resources & waste
Tried & Tested Professional Nutrient Management

resource Tried & Tested - AIC / NFU / CLA / LEAF and British Grassland Society partnership Tools to help you improve your nutrient and manure and livestock feed planning and recording, and meet regulatory requirements.

Organic matter, Crop nutrition & fertility building, Natural resources & waste
Legume Futures

resource Scotland's Rural College (SRUC) Outputs from an international project that looked at forage and grain legumes in cropping systems; management and environmental impacts.

Rotations, Crop nutrition & fertility building
Cover Crop and Living Mulch Wiki

resource OSCAR project partners including the Organic Research Centre The OSCAR project Wiki; an interactive website to help spread knowledge about legume and non-leguminous species and machinery and practices.

Rotations, Crop nutrition & fertility building
Nutrient Wise Demos

resource Duchy College Farmer focused guidance on managing nutrients on your farm, with information on trials run through the Nutrient Wise project.

Type, texture & structure, Compaction & cultivation, Drainage, Organic matter, Soil biology, Grasslands & forage crops, Crop nutrition & fertility building
Manure use efficiency

resource Duchy College A SWARM Hub webpage to help you maximise on available nutrients in organic manures, make savings and reduce environmental losses.

Type, texture & structure, Compaction & cultivation, Organic matter, Cereals, oil seeds & pulses, Grasslands & forage crops, Crop nutrition & fertility building, Regulations, standards & policy
Sheep: Organic Stocking Rates

resource Scotland's Rural College (SRUC) Technical information to help you manage the clover content of your swards in ways that will benefit your sheep stocking rates.

Organic farming, Buildings & machinery, People & skills, Animal health & welfare, Beef cattle & sheep, Grasslands & forage crops, Crop nutrition & fertility building
Field Beans and Lupins

resource Scotland's Rural College (SRUC) Practical information to help you grow, harvest and manage grain legumes for livestock.

Markets & food systems, Cereals, oil seeds & pulses, Grasslands & forage crops, Crop nutrition & fertility building, Weeds
The value of non-traditional crops

resource Garden Organic Interested in increasing crop diversity & growing ‘non-traditional’ crops? Have a look at these useful resources from Garden Organic’s ‘Sowing New Seeds’ project.

Roots & horticulture, Biodiversity, Nutrition & public health, Communities & education, Markets & food systems
BioGreenhouse publications

resource COST Action FA1105 BioGreenhouse: Towards a sustainable and productive organic greenhouse horticulture Useful publications from a project that focused on ways of improving sustainability and production in organic greenhouse horticulture.

Roots & horticulture, Crop nutrition & fertility building, Pests & diseases
Organic weed management

resource Garden Organic A fantastic resource providing detailed information to help you manage weeds in ways that will benefit your crops, soil and pollinators.

Weeds, Pests & diseases, Cereals, oil seeds & pulses, Grasslands & forage crops, Roots & horticulture, Pollinators & ecological services
Controlling Rushes Without Chemicals

resource Soil Association Scotland Practical guidance produced from a Scottish field lab to help manage and control field rushes and improve swards and livestock productivity.

Grasslands & forage crops, People & skills
Fertility Building

resource Duchy College Using legumes and farming practices to maximise on free nitrogen (N); improve N availability, increase the amount fixed, minimise losses.

Rotations, Crop nutrition & fertility building
Garden Organic’s Soil Information Pack

resource Garden Organic A pack introducing some essential basics for growers, helping promote understanding and improve the management of soil

Type, texture & structure, Compaction & cultivation, Drainage, Organic matter, Soil biology, Roots & horticulture, Crop nutrition & fertility building

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